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Issue Details

Issue #197
Published July 1980
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jim Salicrup (Editor); Bob Budiansky (Assistant Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)

Cover Details - "Prelude of the War-Devil!"

Characters Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jocasta; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; the Scarlet Witch; the Vision; the Wasp; Wonder Man]; Red Ronin
Genre superhero
Pencils George Perez (signed)
Inks Bob McLeod (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page advertisement "The Saga of Johnny West"

Characters Johnny West
Genre western
Pencils Dick Giordano?
Inks Dick Giordano?
Notes Inside front cover. Comic strip ad for Acme boots from Acme Boot Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Northwest Industries. Inc..

17 page The Avengers story "Prelude of the War-Devil!"

Characters Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jocasta; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers] (her pregnancy is revealed); the Scarlet Witch; the Vision; the Wasp; Wonder Man; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]]; Candy Brown; her son Chauncey; Dr. Earl Cowan; Edwin Jarvis; Karnowski; Melissa Zimmerman; Red Ronin
Genre superhero
Script David Michelinie
Pencils Carmine Infantino (layouts); "Jack's Little Helpers" (finished art)
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Al Milgrom; Terry Austin; ? [all as Jack's Little Helpers]
Colors Bob Sharen
Letters John Costanza
Notes Additional art credits 2005 by Steven Tice.

1 page The Thing; Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement "Sunday Punch"

Characters giant monster; the Thing
Genre superhero
Pencils George Perez
Inks Joe Sinnott
Letters Irving Watanabe
Notes Comic strip ad for Hostess Fruit Pies from ITT Continental Baking Company.

1 page letters page "Avengers Assemble!"

Script various; David Michelinie (replies)
Letters typeset
Notes Letters on The Avengers #192 & 193.